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Title of Project: What Is Your Dream Vacation? Subject(s) : Advanced Mathematics Decision Making Grade Level(s) :12 Abstract
Title of Project: What Is Your Dream Vacation? Subject(s) : Advanced Mathematics Decision Making Grade Level(s) :12 Abstract
Abstract:
The students will be creating a project about spending money and budgeting. The students will draw different
budgets out of a hat and will plan a vacation of their choice using that money. The student will be assuming the
role of a travel agent. They will create an itemized list of expenses. They will create pie charts on how they
spent their money. They will then present their vacation in a digital form of their choosing, i.e. videos,
Glogster, Prezi, etc. The student will try to sell their vacation to the class.
Learner Description/Context:
The students will look at the different type of charts and how to use each chart correctly. They will look at the
importance of budgeting. We will be working in partners. We will be in the computer lab and in the classroom.
The students will have to research the history of the vacation spot to further inform he audience why they
should go there. They can interview travel agents in the community. They can use the teachers in the school to
help with budgeting, history, or writing.
The school is a Title one school. We have computer labs that available to reserve. Some classrooms have Smart
Boards, but not all of them. The AMDM (Advanced Mathematics Decision Making) class is the math class that
seniors take who have had support for all other math class. It is considered to be the lowest level senior math
class. It is the math class that seniors take when they need one more math class but do not want to a hard
math class. The school system is the 2nd largest work provider in the county, right behind the farms. Only about
18% of our kids go to college. Our Per Capita Income is about $18,000. Only about 12% of our population
have a bachelors degree or higher. We have a teenage pregnancy rate of about 46% per 1,000 teens. We have a
3.24 drop out rate. We are 45% white, 27% Black, and 24% Hispanic. 74% of our kids are on Free/Reduced
lunch. 11% of our students are ESOL students and 7% of our students are considered Migrant students. Our
district has about 9,550 students enrolled. The high school only has grades 10-12 on its campus. We have very
little parent involvement.
Time Frame:
This project will take approximately 10 days. It will be a part of the unit where we talk about graphs and when
to use what kind of graph. It will come after the unit in which we have talked about budgeting and how to plan
expenses. We will work on the project in class and be in the computer lab for about 10 days.
Standards Assessed:
MM1P5. Students will represent mathematics in multiple ways.
MAMDMA3. Students will create and analyze mathematical models to make decisions related to
earning, investing, spending, and borrowing money.
MAMDMD2. Students will build the skills and vocabulary necessary to analyze and critique reported
statistical information, summaries, and graphical displays.
PSC 2.1/ISTE 2a: 2.1 Content Standards & Student Technology Standards
PSC 2.8/ISTE 2h: Data Analysis
ISTE NETS-S 3B: Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a
variety of sources and media
ISTE NETS-S 2a: a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety
of digital environments and media
ISTE NETS-S 1a,b: a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes b.
Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
Elizabeth Winslett, Kennesaw State University
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How feasible are the options and does
the chosen transportation option make
sense?
The students will be doing the work while the teacher is moving about the classroom guiding students who may
be stuck and keeping students on task. The project will assessed using the outlet that the students selected to
present with, whether they have all of the items, and how persuasive they were at making the class go on their
vacation. All projects will be put on a class webpage that they students will help build. Each student will create
a page on the website about their vacation. All of the money is to be used. They cannot save it. The project
should be able to speak for itself. The teacher or a community member should be able to learn about the project
with other the student explaining it to them. Below is the propose schedule for the project:
Day
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Activity
Introduce project, do a reminder of budgeting and circle graphs
Assign/pick groups, choose budget, begin written proposal of how they will spend their money
Draw circle graph of proposed budget, turn in proposed budget and graphs,
Mini lesson on how to use Glogster, Prezi, Excel, PowerPoint, and any other source they may use to
present and research project
Plan vacation using computers to research and begin building what they need to make presentation
Plan vacation using computers to research and begin building what they need to make presentation
Plan vacation using computers to research and begin building what they need to make presentation
Put together project using the computers and whatever tool they have decided to use.
Put together project using the computers and whatever tool they have decided to use and Upload all
information to Class website about vacation
Present projects and vote on best vacation in each price range from every class.
Elizabeth Winslett, Kennesaw State University
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How it will be assessed
Comments
How appealing is the
vacation just based on the
description. The class
and teacher will rank the
vacation from 1-5. 1
being I would never go
and 5 being I would be
there in a heartbeat.
This will be assessed as
whether it is there or not
and includes the cost.
Points Earned
Grade: